Starting on the inside of the second row, Austin Williams piloted Jack Jory’s #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Spike to victory in celebration of his car owner’s birthday. Earlier in the program, the 2009 Rookie of the Year qualified fifth out of twenty-nine racers and scored fourth in his heat race. Heading to Canyon’s “Hall of Fame Classic,” Austin is fifth in the point chase with one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, one heat race victory, one Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Semi-Main win, two BR Motorsports / King Racing Products Hard Charger Awards, eleven top-10 finishes, and 55 feature laps led to his credit.

After leading the opening laps, Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, California) had to settle for second at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing the family owned #10 Vander Weerd Construction / Stone Gate Development Maxim, Richard was eighth fast in time trials and ran second to R.J. Johnson in his heat race. The 2011 USAC West Coast Champion is second in the point standings with one feature win, one Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award, three heat race victories, twelve top-10 finishes, and 61 feature laps led in the campaign.

Jake Swanson (Anaheim, California) won the night’s 10-lap DJ Safety Heat Race #2. Piloting Tom and Laurie Sertich’s #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror / Clackamas Rigging & Transfer XXX, Swanson was second quick in time trials and finished seventh in the main event. The 2012 Rookie of the Year is currently third in the point chase with three Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Awards, two heat race victories, two Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Semi-Main wins, and twelve top-10 finishes on the season.

“The Bear” Jeremy Ellertson (Lawndale, California) flipped hard in turn three during the 12-lap semi-main. Track safety crews arrived on the scene and had to cut the cage of the #98 Smith & Howard Transport / Inland Rigging Racecrafter for extraction. The veteran racer was transported to a local hospital for observation and everyone with the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series wishes Jeremy a quick and full recovery.